Mario Armano

Italian bobsledder (born 1946)

Mario Armano

Armano in 1970
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cervinia Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1969 Lake Placid Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Lake Placid Two-man
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man

Mario Armano (born 25 July 1946) is a retired Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968.[1]

Armano also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man: 1971, Four-man: 1970), one silver (Four-man: 1969), and one bronze (Two-man: 1969).

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Armano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  • Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.


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